Devotions from Henri Nouwen’s book, The Inner Voice of Love Today’s devotion is about the importance of allowing ourselves to be fully received. Giving ourselves to others without expecting anything in return is only possible when we know that we are unconditionally loved ( fully received) by God. Every time we discover that we expect…
Devotions from Henri Nouwen’s book, The Inner Voice of Love Today’s devotion is about the inner pain of loving someone who is now gone from our lives. When the place where God dwells in us is connected with the place where God dwells in the other, the absence of the other person is not destructive.…
Devotions from Henri Nouwen’s book, The Inner Voice of Love Today’s devotion is about daring to stand erect in our struggles and pain. When we have loneliness, fears, or rejection we may get swept off our feet by these feelings. But we are called to acknowledge them and feel them while remaining on our feet.…
Devotions from Henri Nouwen’s book, The Inner Voice of Love Today’s devotion is on loving deeply. We might be afraid of the pain that love can cause us. When we do love deeply those we love may reject us, leave us, die etc. But just because our heart may be broken doesn’t mean we should…
Devotions from Henri Nouwen’s book The Inner Voice of Love Today’s devotion is on moving more towards Him and the freedom we have been searching for. Sometimes we may feel we aren’t making progress and we feel so divided in our inner being, still needing approval and acclaim. We want to be completely dedicated to…
Devotions from Henri Nouwen’s book, The Inner Voice of Love In each of us there is a vulnerable self that seems to be left behind very early in life. It’s the part of us that never felt completely received and so we used many survival skills. We may complain that it is hard for us…
Devotions from Henri Nouwen’s book, The Inner Voice of Love Today’s devotion is on following our deepest calling. When we discover in ourselves something that is a gift from God, we have to claim it and not let it be taken from us. Sometimes people who don’t know our heart may miss the importance of…
Devotions from Henri Nouwen’s book, The Inner Voice of Love Today’s devotion is on following our deepest calling. When we discover in ourselves something that is a gift from God, we have to claim it and not let it be taken from us. Sometimes people who don’t know our heart may miss the importance of…
P.S. I got in some more berry picking tonight as I can hardly stand to let them go to waste. When I was picking I stayed within my boundaries near the road as it was tempting to venture further over towards my cousin’s house. But that is her plot to pick. Each of us is…
Devotions from Henri Nouwen’s book, The Inner Voice of Love Today’s devotion is on befriending our emotions. It can be discouraging to discover how quickly we can lose our inner peace. Maybe someone enters our lives who creates anxiety within us. Or maybe we thought we were centered and could stay with God, but then…